02059cam a22002657 4500001000700000003000500007005001700012008004100029100002100070245019000091260006600281490004200347500001400389520084600403530006101249538007201310538003601382690007501418690008201493700002401575710004201599830007701641856003801718856003701756w14012NBER20170818014548.0170818s2008 mau||||fs|||| 000 0 eng d1 aArdagna, Silvia.10aExplaining International Differences in Entrepreneurshiph[electronic resource]:bThe Role of Individual Characteristics and Regulatory Constraints /cSilvia Ardagna, Annamaria Lusardi. aCambridge, Mass.bNational Bureau of Economic Researchc2008.1 aNBER working paper seriesvno. w14012 aMay 2008.3 aWe use a micro dataset that collects information across individuals, countries, and time to investigate the determinants of entrepreneurial activity in thirty-seven developed and developing nations. We focus both on individual characteristics and on countries' regulatory differences. We show that individual characteristics, such as gender, age, and status in the workforce are important determinants of entrepreneurship, and we also highlight the relevance of social networks, self-assessed skills, and attitudes toward risk. Moreover, we find that regulation plays a critical role, particularly for those individuals who become entrepreneurs to pursue a business opportunity. The individual characteristics that are impacted most by regulation are those measuring working status, social network, business skills, and attitudes toward risk aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers. aSystem requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files. aMode of access: World Wide Web. 7aM13 - New Firms • Startups2Journal of Economic Literature class. 7aM38 - Government Policy and Regulation2Journal of Economic Literature class.1 aLusardi, Annamaria.2 aNational Bureau of Economic Research. 0aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research)vno. w14012.4 uhttp://www.nber.org/papers/w1401241uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w14012